by Michael Ionescu | Jan 8, 2019 | Standardized Tests
One question that many students are faced with when it comes college planning time is: Should I take both the SAT and ACT? Unfortunately there are tutoring programs out there that will wholeheartedly encourage you to do both and sign you up for double the hours and...
by Michael Ionescu | Oct 15, 2018 | Standardized Tests
In the first part of my series on quick things students can do to help them improve their math score I focused on how silly mistakes are more likely than not the biggest culprit of low scores. In this second series I want to highlight another concept that can help...
by Michael Ionescu | Sep 13, 2018 | Standardized Tests
Many students come out of taking the SAT or ACT thinking it was easy, only to see a not so great score six weeks later. Students will often times automatically fault their intelligence, but for the typical student this is not true. Let’s take the Math section of the...
by Michael Ionescu | Jul 20, 2018 | Standardized Tests
For those who pay attention to SAT news or have had students who took the June SAT, you may have noticed a big backlash that the College Board is facing after administering what many students believed to be an incredibly easy math SAT. While many students did quite...
by Michael Ionescu | Apr 13, 2018 | Standardized Tests
In today’s world of applying to colleges, a much more progressive approach to accepting applicants has been occurring as colleges look for much more than just good grades. The criteria as outlined in this article in the Mercury News is a relatively nebulous one....
by Michael Ionescu | Nov 20, 2017 | Standardized Tests
About a decade ago, there used to be a pretty universal time to take the SAT/ACT, and that was the spring of a student’s junior high school year. Now, as college admissions and sports recruiting have become more competitive, recommended times to take the test...
